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Planting the Seeds for “Une” Upset

Rafael Nadal may have won a match in the French Open on his 27th birthday Sunday, June 2nd, and now has to face Tommy Haas of Germany, who at 35, is the oldest French Open men’s quarter-finalist since 1971.

But perhaps the most interesting story at the Grand Slam clay court event in Paris may be about Tommy Robredo, whose age of 31 just about matches where he is seeded in the tournament: 32nd and has also reached the quarter finals.

Chances of Robredo even meeting fellow Spaniard, Nadal, let alone upsetting and beating him, in the finals next weekend are slim and none, and “Slim” just left town.